Veeco Instruments Inc.

Ian Cochran

John Taddei

Elena Lawrence

David A Goldberg

James Swallow

Christopher Orlando

William Gilbert Breingan

A plurality of endpoints in a wet etching process of a substrate are determined. A plurality of benchmark end points during a wet etching process of a first substrate are determined, using first light information represented by a HSV color model for sample locations of the first substrate. Etch parameters are generated for a wet etching process for a second substrate. The generated etch parameters are used with second light information represented by at least one value of the Hue, Saturation, Value color model associated with a plurality of sample locations of the second substrate to reach respective end points during the wet etching process of a second substrate.

Apparatus and method for the minimization of undercut during a UBM etch process

A semiconductor etch process is provided in which an undercut is minimized during an etch process through tight control of etch profile, recognition of etch completion, and minimization of over etch time to increase productivity.

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Ian Cochran